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Monitoring Gender Fair practices at Europhysics Conferences

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A better representation of women in physics at all stages of the career is central for all Society caring about the well being of its members. A key element in the career development of physicists is represented by their participation at conferences as speaker, committee member and organiser.

Through its Divisions & Groups, EPS organises many of premier conferences in physics in Europe and the world. In order to reach a better gender balance, EPS would like to put in place a monitoring of the women participation in the physics conferences organised by the EPS. If you are the organiser of a Europhysics Conference, please fill in this form.




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